Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
990
FWUS46 KPDT 052156
AVGPDT
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PDT TUE AUG 5 2025
...BROKEN TOP...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER SC SC BK OV OV OV BK SC BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 65 85 90 80 50 45 50 55 60 60 60 40 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 59 51 47 46 45 45 50 53 53 49 46 46 45 44 49 52 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 55 43 54
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 8 8 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 8 8 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 20 10 10 10 30 30 20 20 20 20 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.5 10.7 10.8 11.1 11.0 10.2 10.4 10.8 11.2 10.9 10.5 9.9 8.7 8.1 8.3 8.7 8.9
...TAM MCARTHUR RIM...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER SC SC BK OV OV OV BK SC SC SC BK BK BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 65 80 90 80 50 45 45 45 55 55 55 35 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 60 52 49 47 46 47 52 55 55 50 47 46 45 45 51 54 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 57 44 55
WIND DIR W SW SW W W SW W W W W W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 8 8 6 6 9 10 9 6 8 8 8 8 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 20 10 10 10 20 30 20 20 20 20 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.5 10.7 10.8 11.1 11.0 10.2 10.4 10.8 11.2 10.9 10.5 9.9 8.7 8.1 8.3 8.7 8.9
...NEWBERRY CRATER...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC BK OV OV SC SC BK BK BK BK BK FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 40 40 65 95 75 40 35 55 55 60 55 60 25 5 10 15
TEMPERATURE 63 56 49 48 47 46 52 58 58 53 48 47 46 45 51 56 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 61 44 59
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.4 11.3 10.8 10.7 10.9 10.8 10.4 11.3 11.5 11.4 10.9 10.4 9.5 8.5 8.5 9.1 9.4
...WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV BK SC BK OV BK OV OV BK SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 40 50 70 65 75 90 70 50 60 60 65 45 45 40 30
TEMPERATURE 60 55 49 48 46 50 55 57 55 49 45 44 43 45 49 51 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 58 42 52
WIND DIR W W SW SW S SW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 20 20 40 40 50 50 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.0 10.5 10.2 9.8 9.5
...SALT CREEK AREA (5,000 FT TO 7,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC BK BK OV OV OV SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 50 45 50 70 60 75 85 80 45 60 55 60 45 40 40 30
TEMPERATURE 68 62 56 53 51 56 62 65 62 56 52 49 47 52 56 57 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 66 47 59
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 5 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 30 30 50 50 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.7 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.1 10.7 10.4 10.0 9.7
...CLEAR CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV SC BK BK BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 40 50 70 60 80 95 95 35 65 60 55 45 30 30 25
TEMPERATURE 65 60 54 52 50 55 60 63 62 55 51 49 47 51 55 57 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 63 47 58
WIND DIR SW NW NW NW W S SW W W NW N NW NW NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 8 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.1 10.8 10.3 10.0 9.8
...CATHERINE CREEK AREA (6,000 FT TO 8,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK SC SC SC OV OV OV OV SC SC BK BK BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 40 45 50 70 75 90 90 45 45 65 55 55 50 25 25 15
TEMPERATURE 65 60 54 52 50 52 58 59 60 54 50 48 46 48 53 55 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 61 46 57
WIND DIR W N NE SE SE SW W NW NW N N N N NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 5 5 4 6 6 6 8 6 6 5 6 8 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 30 30 40 40 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.8 11.8 11.6 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.4 10.9 10.3 9.8 9.5 9.3
...NORWAY AREA (7,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC BK OV BK OV OV OV SC BK BK BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 40 50 70 65 85 95 90 35 65 55 60 45 30 25 20
TEMPERATURE 59 56 51 49 48 52 55 57 56 52 48 46 45 47 50 52 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 58 45 53
WIND DIR SW NW N W SW SW SW W W NW N NW NW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 6 5 4 6 8 8 8 6 6 5 6 9 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 30 30 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.1 10.6 10.2 9.9 9.7
...ANTHONY LAKES AREA (8,000 FT TO 10,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV SC SC SC BK OV OV OV SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 40 35 50 65 75 85 85 40 35 65 60 65 50 30 30 15
TEMPERATURE 60 53 49 48 46 47 53 54 54 48 45 44 44 44 47 49 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 57 42 52
WIND DIR NW NW W SW SW W W W W NW NW W W NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 6 5 6 8 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 20 20 40 40 40 40 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.8 11.6 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.2 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.3 10.6 9.8 9.4 9.3 9.1
...BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/06/25 THURSDAY 08/07/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 40 55 85 90 90 85 55 60 70 70 80 75 50 30 20
TEMPERATURE 72 64 57 54 52 55 59 63 64 59 55 53 52 52 54 59 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 65 51 61
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 40 40 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.8 11.0 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.0 9.3 8.8 8.5 8.5
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN